HIV prevalence and trends in sub-Saharan Africa: No decline and large subregional differences

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9428, 2004, Pages 35-40

  Asamoah Odei, Emil ^a   Garcia Calleja, Jesus M ^b   Boerma, J Ties ^b  

^a WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WORKER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042782740     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16587-2     Document Type: Article

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